Alternative Gangster Squad Posters

Anything Hollywood can do, independent designers can do better. Okay so it might not work quite so well as a lyric, but it’s an increasingly spot-on statement when it comes to the art of the movie poster.

To celebrate the release of noirish thriller Gangster Squad, 2013’s first must-see movie, we commissioned a group of rather talented chaps to design a set of alternative one-sheets. Utilising the 40s setting and the stellar cast (which includes Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn and Emma Stone), the eight designs can all be seen below.